Meet Our Team

We are Ascentae

Ascentae is a distributor with a difference. We are trusted advisors to our reseller channel providing knowledge and expertise when it's needed and steadfast support throughout the entire sales process. We aim to inspire digital workplaces for all environments, offering solutions that anticipate the future needs of businesses and education providers. Whether you are an end user or a reseller, our ethos is to think ahead, to help you stay ahead. These are the people who do it for you, so meet our team...

Jon Knight Managing Director, Co-Founder

Jon is responsible for overseeing all commercial elements within Ascentae, including setting the overall business strategy and defining the route to market. Jon co-founded Ascentae following two decades of experience working on ‘both sides’ of the industry and his in depth knowledge of the sector has helped to shape Ascentae’s…

Robert Taylor Account Manager for Scotland and the North of England

Robert brings a wealth of sales and relationship management experience from his previous roles in the telecommunications and IT industries. As Ascentae’s Account Manager for Scotland & The North, Robert is responsible for building and maintaining profitable business relationships with our reseller channel. Robert works proactively with Ascentae resellers and their customers to solve key […]

Simon Privett Product Manager

As one of Ascentae’s outstanding product managers, Simon is responsible for the Evoko and Smart Media Solutions (SMS) brands. Simon’s proactive role sees him working closely with both channel resellers and their customers on all aspects of meeting room booking and management. He takes a holistic approach, recommending technological solutions…

Tarlock Rai Account Manager

As Ascentae’s Internal Account Manager, Tarlock is dedicated to building and maintaining client relationships across all markets to support the rapidly growing business. Tarlock has a deep understanding of the channel and its mechanics and brings an immense level of experience from his previous commercial roles. He is adept at…

Martin Rees Internal Team Leader

As an Internal Team Leader, Martin works closely with our reseller channel, offering his support, guidance and expertise to help ensure customers get the right technology and solutions to transform their workspaces. He is adept at identifying opportunities for new products within resellers’ existing client bases and thrives on the…

John Vickerage Sales Director

As channel director, John is responsible for helping our dealer partners grow their business and profitability through selling Ascentae solutions. A member of the board, he also has input into the strategic direction of the company. He has an impressive pedigree in the audio visual and video communications industry. With…

Andrew George Finance & Logistics Manager

With 15 years’ experience in various financial roles within technology distribution, as finance and logistics manager Andrew ensures the operational efficiency and establishes the financial strategy of the business. He believes Ascentae is at a very exciting time in its development. The company is achieving traction in its growth, bringing…

Michael Wilcox Marketing Executive

Michael is responsible for overseeing all of the marketing activities within Ascentae. This includes developing the marketing strategy and creating, deploying and measuring marketing campaigns to support our reseller community. Michael successfully graduated from university this year with an honours degree in business and marketing. He is passionate about customers…

Liam Johnson Technical Support

Liam is responsible for overseeing all our pre and post-sales technical support, be it answering all of your complex technical questions or assisting an end-user with their product issues. He can be found going onsite to help give an analysis of the best practices a user could employ, as well…